Seagate and Western Digital are cutting back on hard drive warranties, in some instances from five years to one, in order to save money.
Macs are a finicky beast. Unlike most desktop PCs, taking them apart can’t be done with any old tools. But, like any other PC, once you get a Mac apart, it’s pretty easy to service yourself. Well, maybe not always easy (we’re looking at you, iMac), but…
The hard drive in my 2009 MacBook Pro just died. It’s out of warranty, but can I replace the drive on my own, or do I have to pay Apple for a repair?That’s a bummer about your drive. You do have everything backed up somewhere, right? When Apple tra…
Here’s something that doesn’t happen often in the tech world: Intel recently upped its warranty from three to five years on its newest family of solid-state drives.

